Elementary Schools

A sea change is taking place in Baltimore, and it recently received national recognition. Where it's taking hold, school attendance is up. Chronic absenteeism is down. Student achievement and promotion rates are up. More families are engaged. School climates are being transformed. The genesis of these shifts is a fundamental rethinking of what a school is. It's not just a building where kids enter and leave at the bell; it's a place that houses opportunities and provides resources. It's a neighborhood hub and anchor, providing a range of services for students, parents and community members. It's a 365-days-a-year, 360-degree proposition happening in our hometown...

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GLASTONBURY — Brian Czapla, the school system's director of education technology, usually compiles a plan each summer that he thinks will best serve the computer needs of students and teachers.But this summer he's taking more time to make a technology...

A record 260 elementary school students are attending the 17th annual Farmington Suzuki String Camp. The three -week camp culminates with three concerts, all held at West Woods Upper Elementary School. They are:
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The...

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Fiona Rigney, a fourth grader at Woodstock's Elementary School, was honored recently as a finalist at the eleventh annual eesmarts™ Student Contest ceremony held at the State Capitol.
Presented by Energize Connecticut in partnership with Eversource...

Cheyenne Brown, a first grader at New Milford's Northville Elementary School, was honored recently as a finalist at the eleventh annual eesmarts™ Student Contest ceremony held at the State Capitol.
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ROCKY HILL — Town educators who were looking for the state to assume the lion's share of the cost of a new intermediate school received disappointing news from Hartford this week.The school construction bill adopted by the General Assembly...

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